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Watercress Pesto

#C6C79F

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.74:1Fails

Black text

11.38:1AAA

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About Watercress Pesto

Watercress Pesto (#C6C79F) is a light muted yellow. Its RGB value is 198, 199, 159 and its HSL value is 61°, 26%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Watercress Pesto, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#C6C79F · #A09FC7

Analogous

#C7B49F · #C6C79F · #B2C79F

Triadic

#C6C79F · #9FC6C7 · #C79FC6

Split complementary

#C6C79F · #9FB2C7 · #B49FC7

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